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[ignominious]

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Obvious really!

[Texie]

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Day 4

Well it's day 4 and any sign of bad se's have disappeared. Still AF, feeling really good and I've lost 4 pounds to boot! yea!!!! Had a couple of short cravings yesterday that were very managable. Go up to 10mg from 5mg tomorrow.

I'm starting to let my guard down and get really excited that this will work and that I CAN DO IT. I can only imagine what my life can be like if this crappy disease is taken out of the picture. I agree with some who say that there is more to it than taking a pill. Since I was 15 I have dealt with most things, both happy and stressful, with alcohol so I know there will be an adjustment but one that I am sooooo looking forward to making.

Yipeeee!

Tex

[here.i.am]

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Way to go Tex! I am through counting days because I'm convinced this really works. Nothing else has for me in the past; usually I would dry out for a few days or a week tops then the cravings and the bad moods (anxiety issues maybe) would send me back to the bottle and the familiar cycle.

Last weekend I let myself cave in to temptation to test the meds by buying a bottle of wine. First thing that was different: once I'd made the decision to drink, I only bought one bottle, before when I had that mindset I couldn't get enough to drink and would binge. Then I drank the wine in one evening, got very pleasantly buzzed, and went to bed. I had a slight hangover in the morning, but I had no desire to get more or do it again. It feels so great to not feel that craving I am now looking for the switch to not even thinking about alcohol.

[Texie]

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Way to go Here.I.am, that is so very encouraging. My drinking pattern was the same as yours and I'm looking forward to reaching the point where it's not something that is with me all the time. In the past it was planning where when and how much to drink, now it's planning how not to drink and hoping that this will work when nothing else has. Looking forward to just NOT THINKING ABOUT IT AT ALL!

Tex

[Ne/Neva Eva]

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It really works!

Ne

[SlipperyPete]

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Looks like you're on the right path!

Keep it up, dude!

[Texie]

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Just a quick update..... Today is day 6 on bac and still AF with just a few cravings that lasted a few minutes and were very controllable, even in some situations that would have been huge triggers just a short week ago. Going up to 30 mg on Monday. No se's except the welcome one of restful sleep. The fogginess I felt the first day is long gone.

Have a good week-end everyone!
Tex

[bleep]

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And these are the early days Texie. Keep it up.

[Texie]

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Morning all,

It's day 8 AF for me and I'm going up to 30mg today. I'm not sure if bac is really this great or just the greatest placebo ever (or maybe I'm just really susceptible to the power of suggestion) but, whatever, if it works it works. I spent the first AF weekend in I don't know when, getting through a golf outing and a birthday party without drinking. I did have momentary cravings but they just didn't seem like a big deal. It sure feels great to wake up without that sick "what did I do or say last night" feeling. I am grateful beyond belief for bac, Dr. A, Dr. L and this site. I feel the first real hope in a long time. I had stopped even trying to not drink as I was always so disappointed when I failed again, sometimes not even making it to the end of the day before caving in.

I have decided to give myself a "sobriety gift" of a gym membership when I hit 30 days, something I was hesitent to do before because I could never trust myself to actually go because I was either drinking, planning to drink or too hung over. I have an out of town trip in a couple of weeks (out of town always equals a big drinking trigger for me) that I'm a little worried about but by then I'll be on 70mg a day and hopefully be even stronger.

Have a great day everyone,

Texie

[Ne/Neva Eva]

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Wooohoooo!
Join now! Seriously. It helps.

:l

[redhead77]

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Texie!

This is great news. I doubt it's the placebo effect. I've read about others too, who have almost immediate success from the very beginning. I'm really happy this seems to be working so well for you. Get that gym membership.

[Texie]

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Day 12

Thanks Ne and RH, I’m going to look into the gym membership this week-end.

It’s DAY 12 and still AF. This is truly amazing. I haven’t had any cravings this week and am headed into my 2nd AF weekend. Also, no food cravings and I’m losing weight. Sleep is wonderful! Anxiety is all but gone and I’ve even had my AC go out on a 110 degree day and it looks like there may be foundation damage to my house. Those would have been very anxiety provoking before and sent me running for a drink. Could it really be this easy??? I still have the big tests and that’s two out-of-town trips coming up next week. I’m going on a campus visit with my son and up north on Monday for business. We’ll see how those go.

How do you know if you’ve hit your switch? I think it’s way too low of a dose at 30mg to have hit the switch but I really have no cravings. I do miss drinking sometimes, going to HH after work, the fun, romanticized part of drinking. Drinking has been a companion for such a long time I think it is somewhat normal to mourn its departure. Again, guess I’ll just wait and see.

Only bad se is a little lethargy and, from time to time, I can’t find the words I’m looking for when I’m talking. Does anyone have any experience with these? Hope they go away but if they don’t then the tradeoff has been well worth it.

One more question, I talked to Dr. L. yesterday and ask him about what to do when it is time to re-order and he said to call the pharmacist and tell him how many pills I want and then have the pharmacy call him for an okay. This was a little weird to me. Can you just call Walgreens and tell them “I want 180 20mg. Baclofen, call my Dr. for an okay” ? Hmmmm.

Thanks and have a good weekend,
Tex
:cheering

[Texie]

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ccc

[Ne/Neva Eva]

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Texie;1158943 wrote: Can you just call Walgreens and tell them ?I want 180 20mg. Baclofen, call my Dr. for an okay? ? Hmmmm.

Thanks and have a good weekend,
Tex
:cheering

Yes.

Thanks, and to you too!

Yay!

[bleep]

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Tex, it'd be unusual at such a low dose, but stranger things have happened. Maybe just keep going up a bit to be sure? Looks bloody good from here though!